Dyson, James. · 1998
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“My number one recommendation has been for many years and still is to this day, James Dyson's first autobiography called Against the Odds. I covered James Dyson's…”
Why: It is his number one recommendation and helps explain a unique business-building philosophy.
David Senra, Host on Founders#400 The Stubborn Genius of James Dyson
“It's James Dyson's first autobiography called Against the Odds. It took him 14 years, 5,127 prototypes, until he got the world's first cyclonic vacuum cleaner that he owned 100% of that was up to his standards.”
Why: It exemplifies extreme product obsession and resilience over 14 years of prototyping.
David Senra, Host on FoundersA conversation on focus and finding your life's work
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